APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Liparis montagui (Donovan, 1804) - Montagu's sea snail / sucker (Rockpool fish images)
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Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- dorsal view 1

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- lateral view 1

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- lateral view posterior 1

The specimen above was found on washing the holdfasts of the brown algae Saccorhiza polyschides, Furbelows, collected from the shallow sublittoral at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 21.09.20.

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- dorsal view 1

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- detail above pectoral fins 1

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- anterior view 1

Specimen found on the brown algae Saccorhiza polyschides, Furbelows in the shallow sublittoral on an extra low spring tide in the mouth of Sennen Cove harbour, 28.10.15.

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- dark brown / white spots 1

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- dark brown / white spots 2

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- dark brown / white spots 3

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- dark brown / white spots 4

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- dark brown 1

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- orange-brown 1

The three different coloured specimens above were found on washing the holdfasts of Saccorhiza polyschides, Furbelows, which were collected subtidally at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall, 25.09.18.

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- side-view 1

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- side-view 2

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- side-view 3

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- side view 4

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- side view 5

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- top view 1

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- underside 1

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- head close-up 1

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- head close-up 2

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- head close-up 3

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- sucker close-up 1

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- sucker close-up 2

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- in pool 1

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- side view 3

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- top view 2

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- side view 4

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- underside 2

Montagu's sea-snail
Liparis montagui
- in rockpool 1

Images of species taken across the south coast of Cornwall. Species is usually found in lowershore weed covered rockpools. Locations include Hannafore near Looe; Spit Point, Par, near St. Austell; and Wherry Rocks near Penzance.

Scientific and European Names:
Liparis montagui, Montagu's sea-snail, Montagu's sucker, Kleine Slakdolf, Limace de mer, Loche de mer, Kleiner Scheibenbauch.

Liparis montagui Montagus Sea Snail Sucker Rockpool Fish Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.